Uptown Debut
(photo: Shara Worden @ Bowery Ballroom, 1/23/10) Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, now in its thirteenth season, has made a habit of bringing an eclectic group of performers – everyone […]
New Music
Ecstatic Music Festival Recap: Week One
Over the course of three programs at last week's Ecstatic Music Festival, musicians from the indie and classical worlds collided, producing sparks of various colors and hues. Depending on who
Ecstatic Music Festival Recap: Marathon
I've been spending an inordinate amount of time at Merkin Concert Hall this week, where the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival has set up camp, hosting shows 4 of the past 6 nights (which
Ecstatic Music Festival: Week 1 Pics
"I haven't played a quiet room since there was noone in the room." Dan Deacon More pics on Flickr: Ecstatic Music Festival Marathon Chiara Quartet with Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurðsson
Reminder: Ecstatic Music Festival
A quick reminder that the inaugural Ecstatic Music Festival is taking place all this week at Merkin Concert Hall, with events that have already included Monday's 7 1/2 hour Marathon
My Top 20
Oh Lordy. These days, The Times seems keen on lobbing up fungos to hit out of the park of musical debate. First, there was the ill-advised critics roundtable/gripe session surrounding this past
New Music Moving to Brooklyn
Not to be outdone by Issue Project Room's pending relocation to Downtown Brooklyn, veteran new music space Roulette has announced that it will soon be relocating to the YMCA's 1928 Art
One Long Night
The Winter Solstice may not be until Dec. 21st, but these increasingly long nights seem to be cater-made for multiple-show goings. Case in point: I managed to get to three different
Timo Andres/Metropolis Ensemble
After the last jam Metropolis Ensemble threw in a Clinton Hill Brownstone, I jumped at the chance to check out their latest home show, in a lavish penthouse a stone's